Repair Costs

[Brad Z.]

I wanted to see how my contractors costs compare to others. I have a contractor that has keys to most units and is just a phone call to fix pretty much anything, very dependable. I want to see how his costs compare to others.. Here are few things I have had him do recently.

[b] A 1/2 water line cracked in a dead space above a closet, accessible through a drop ceiling. He cut it out, replaced and repaired. His total time was probably 2 hours becuase of the tough location. What would you consider reasonable?

Drain Lines: Old cast iron stack finally started leaking in a finished wall. He probably spent 1 hr trying to isolate issue, cut out 2 ft x 2 ft area, repaired the stack, redrywalled, finished and painted. He probably had 6-7 hours total spread across 3 visits. Thoughts on reasonable bill?

Replace light fixtures: I had him replace 7 light fixtures with home depot builders grade domes. he picked them up form hardware store and installed. He was probably there 3 hours or so included time to fix a faucet stem. Thoughts on a reasonable bill?